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Chapter 78: Career Night (8200 words, please subscribe!)
Oracle Arena.

As soon as the game started, Marion gave the home team a warning with a layup.

During the peak of his career, Artest could make many wing stars suffer.

The only person who is Artest's weak spot is "hacker" Marion.

Marion has the standard height of a wing player, but has the wingspan of an inside player. In addition, his finishing methods are so strange that it is difficult for Artest to find a pattern from him.

For example, in this open cut, ordinary small forwards will quickly open their bodies to seize favorable space after cutting into the basket.

But Marion didn't.

Even at the moment when he had physical contact with Artest, he felt more like a passerby, just a player who happened to pass by.

Then, the next second, he leaned on Artest with his right half of his body and completed an unconventional layup with his left hand after catching the ball.

From receiving the ball to finishing, Marion's technical movements are far from elegant, let alone standard, and even give you a strong sense of déjà vu of wild ball.
But he got in.

So it was a good shot.

"That damn weirdo." At the baseline, as he was preparing to serve, Artest still had a look of resentment on his face.

Back to the Warriors' offensive round.

Everyone knows that MVP winner (04/05 season) Mr. Steve Nash's defense is unparalleled.

But if you look at Nash's career record, you will find that not every point guard can score high points when facing Nash.

Because basketball is ultimately a team sport.

On the court, as soon as Davis dribbled the ball and ran into Nash's strenuous defense, Marion and Bell, who were responsible for guarding the two flanks of the Suns, immediately raised their vigilance.

Looking only at it from a bird's eye view, Davis had every opportunity to break through to attract help defense and then pass the ball to create shooting opportunities for his teammates.

But from Davis' perspective, you will find that Marion and Bell's clever defensive positioning will make it difficult for him to find a passing route even if he completes a breakthrough.

This is the biggest difference between the player's perspective and the spectator's perspective.

Seeing this, Qin Yue quickly moved up to a high position.

Because through observation, Qin Yue had already read that the Suns placed their defensive focus on the outside line tonight.

As an offensive coach, Mike D'Antoni's defensive ideas are not difficult to guess.

After all, whenever the opponent has the ability to threaten Nash, the Suns will protect the MVP winner by limiting the breakthrough and passing of the opponent's outside core.

So, after setting up a wall for the first generation of bearded man from a high position, he watched Nash almost lose his balance and fall to the ground because of his collision with him in order to circumvent the block.
Qin Yue couldn't help but think of an adjective in his mind.

If Steve Nash on the offensive end is an absolute legend.

That's on the defensive end.
You could definitely call him "Bad Steve."

Then, after a pick-and-roll, Qin Yue successfully cut into the Suns' inside line.

Davis was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and immediately pressed the alley-oop button.

In the Suns restricted area, Qin Yue, who received instructions from the tower, instantly took off and slammed a powerful one-handed dunk, quickly lighting up the Oakland Space Center. (Houston:?)
In this attack, the Warriors successfully turned Nash into a defensive negative asset for the Suns.

Even though the Warriors' final score was made in the paint.

But this is the correct way to beat Nash based on the opponent's defensive strategy.

In order to protect the MVP winner, when the Suns had to tilt their defensive resources to the outside, it was impossible for them to effectively protect the rim every time they defended with only Amar'e Stoudemire and Tim Thomas.

However, after the alley-oop landed, neither Davis nor Qin Yue celebrated.

Because the next defense is the test.

Unlike those teams in the league that slowly pass through the half court.

Fast serve from the baseline is also the signature of this Suns team.

Fortunately, the Suns' transition attack was successfully resolved by the Warriors with a quick retreat.

Just landed
After moving up to the highest position, Stoudemire teamed up with Nash to launch the second attack.

Actively attacking at all times.

Just like the surging waves, one wave higher than the other.

As long as the defensive players dare to be distracted or lose focus, the Suns will immediately seize the opportunity to complete their offensive coordination.

"Damn it, Jason, follow your man!" On the wing, Artest, who noticed that Richardson was a little slack after retreating, shouted hurriedly.

However, it was too late.

With the help of Marion's active running, Raja Bell received the pass from Nash and completed the shot under Marion's cover.

Swish-!
This season, Bell's three-point shooting percentage exceeds 44%. Being able to attack and defend well, he is definitely the top 3D player that NBA teams dream of during this period.

If we play against the Spurs, it is because of the Spurs' extremely torturous defense, which always puts the Warriors in a passive position in the repeated tug-of-war.

As for the sun, a very strange phenomenon will occur until tonight.

The Warriors lost, but Qin Yue did not.

On the court, as soon as he came back, Qin Yue scored his fourth point of the game.

And, every subsequent attack and defense round.
The Suns never imposed any additional restrictions on him. He could pass when he wanted to, break through when he wanted to, and shoot when he wanted to.

then
After the first quarter, the scoreboard showed 37 to 31.

In fact, since Artest joined the team
Under Montgomery's coaching, although Montgomery's offensive tactics were not suitable for this Warriors team, Montgomery still built a defensive system for the Warriors built around Qin Yue and Artest.

This is the key to the Warriors gradually transforming into a strong team this season.

Because when facing teams that excel at defense, the Warriors are not unable to slow down and patiently grind out positions with their opponents.

Just facing this sun.

The Warriors' defensive system will immediately fail.

Then, in the counterattack with the Sun, they were defeated by the Sun.

In the second quarter, D'Antoni, who was the offensive version of Thibodeau during this period, kept Marion and Bell on the court and replaced them with Barbosa, Dio and James Jones.

And here are the Warriors.
Montgomery wanted to give Qin Yue more playing time, but "Executive Assistant Coach" Dunleavy said, "Use Ander. The only player in the Suns' second lineup who can hold the ball and rush the basket is the Brazilian. I think Ander is enough to deal with it. Besides, Troy and I are not afraid of them in terms of offense."

In the first quarter, Qin Yue scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

As a bystander, Dunleavy knew very well that the Warriors' offense so far tonight was basically supported by Qin Yue.

Such consumption is undoubtedly huge and fatal for Qin Yue, who is 211 cm tall and weighs 121 kg.

Because no matter how strong Qin Yue is, it is impossible for him to defeat the Suns by his own performance.

However, what no one, including Dunleavy, expected was that
Dunleavy's suggestion, which was originally intended to help Qin Yue conserve his energy, actually had an unexpected effect.

This season, as the Warriors have to fight their way out of the extremely cruel Western Conference, Biedrins has only been given a chance to play in the previous 38 games, averaging less than 10 minutes per game, averaging only 3.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game.

Fortunately, Biedrins, who will turn 20 next season, usually does not cry or make trouble in the Warriors. In addition, he has always had a good relationship with Qin Yue. Therefore, his agent often advises him to be patient.

On the court, Biedrins, who had a rare chance to play, received a wonderful pass from Jack as soon as he came on the court.

Although Biedrins's coordination with the ball is not good, his finishing at the basket after receiving the ball is quite reliable.

Bang-dang——!
At the basket, Biedrins scored two points for the Warriors with a two-handed dunk.

And looking back, watching Barbosa pass Jack in a flash, Biedrins slid quickly and successfully blocked Barbosa's low layup.

When making a layup, Barbosa apparently forgot that Biedrins's dominant hand was left-handed, or
The Suns didn't even study the Warriors' water dispenser operator.

Therefore, Barbosa's original intention was to avoid the defensive player's block on the low layup, but instead he added a block statistic for the young Biedrins.

Is there a difference between left-handed and right-handed players when defending?
Of course there is a difference.

And the difference is huge.

Simply put, if Barbosa, who just broke through from the left half of the court and tried to finish, faced a right-handed player, his low layup would have a high probability of avoiding being blocked.

But not against Biedrins.

Because Biedrins' dominant hand is his left hand, he subconsciously moves his body center of gravity closer to Barbosa when trying to block the shot, thus completing the block.

Although in the NBA, many top shot blockers can block with both hands.

But on a rapidly changing court, when there is no time to react, the players' instincts will still highlight the difference in their dominant hand.

In addition, as the Warriors' inside player whose lateral mobility is second only to Qin Yue, Biedrins has also been growing rapidly during the half season when he was beaten by Qin Yue.

That's the benefit of playing in the NBA.

Even if you are a water dispenser manager, the players you train with are the best in the world.

Biedrins' mobility ensures that he can keep up with the Suns' offensive and defensive rhythm.

In Qin Yue's memory, although the flowering period was short, old Nelson was indeed right.

Because in terms of sweeping ability alone, even Brown at this moment may not be as effective as Biedrins tonight.

After all, Brown was traded to Oakland at a very high price.
Unless he loses weight without gaining weight, his mobility and speed will not be affected by the continued weight gain he gained during his time with the Wizards.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Warriors made substitutions.

Biedrins, who thought he was going to be replaced by Qin Yue, had already run all the way to the bench, but he didn't expect Qin Yue to suddenly stop him, "Andre, you continue playing."

Hearing this, looking at Murphy who patted his shoulder and returned to the bench to drink tea and chat with Brown, Biedrins said in confusion: "I continue to play?"

Seeing this, Qin Yue stepped forward, patted him on the back, and said, "You performed well tonight."

What is the happiest thing in the NBA?
Recognition from idols?
Or being able to play with your idol?
At this moment, looking at Qin Yue, Bidlin immediately felt what double happiness was.

And the most important thing is that in the next half of the game, Biedrins was quite satisfied with his performance.

Next to Qin Yue, he was much more active than in the first half of the second quarter.

When defending, even if he loses his position due to lack of experience, Qin Yue will give him enough time to chase and defend.

When attacking, he only needs to ambush near the baselines on both sides according to the direction of the Warriors' high-post pick-and-roll. After Qin Yue engages the Suns' defense, he will immediately use the ball to guide him to the basket to complete the finish.

Throughout the second quarter, Biedrins scored a total of 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks for the Warriors.

Apart from making only 4 of 1 free throws, you can't find any fault with this young man who will not turn 20 in two days.

This
This also made Brown, who did not get even a second of playing time in the entire second quarter, feel a more serious sense of crisis.

"Damn pretty boy!"

Especially in the locker room, when they noticed that Biedrins and Qin Yue were talking and laughing, even head coach Montgomery decided to continue arranging him to partner with Qin Yue in the third quarter.
No way, no way.

I worked hard for the Warriors for a season.
Is this a "DNP"? (Note ①)

In fact, the reason why Biedrins played well tonight is indeed related to the fact that the Suns did not understand him.

Of course, more importantly, his energy after he came on the court
It successfully helped the Warriors players, who had gradually lost to the Suns three times in a row and had gradually lost track of how to deal with the Suns' offense.

Yes, facing this sun.
The most important thing is to maintain your own vitality.

This season, the Suns average over 87 possessions per game.

The data they created at the current time point is even the same as the average number of rounds they played in the 19/20 season fifteen years later.

But fifteen years later in the NBA, everyone is holding high the banner of offense. Either you can kill me with a three-pointer, or I will kill you with a three-pointer.

And what about the NBA now?
In today's NBA, the Suns still face teams that actively slow down their offensive tempo on many nights.

So if you can't stay active enough to match the pace of this Suns team, which is constantly pushing the ball.
Then it will be easy for you to be gradually left behind by them in a fierce offensive battle.

It's not that the Warriors are incapable of keeping up with the Suns' offense-defense transition speed.

However, after losing to the Suns in the previous three games, many players on the Warriors became numb and afraid of losing.

And tonight, Biedrins, who came on as a surprise player, awakened the entire Warriors.
At the Oracle Arena, a rare offensive battle in this era also took place!
On the court, in the third quarter, the live broadcast camera frequently gave to Qin Yue and Nash.

On TNT, Barkley quipped: "Are Messiah and Steve going toe-to-toe with each other tonight?

Steve just completed his eleventh assist of the game, and Messiah has already got his ninth assist of the game."

When the Warriors no longer insisted on limiting the Suns through perfect defense like they did at the beginning, it turned out that they had the offensive capabilities to match this Suns team.

Richardson is averaging 17.4 points per game for the Warriors this season.

After successfully joining the team, Artest also averaged 17.8 points per game in his Warriors career.

There is also Davis who can always disrupt the opponent's defense when he rushes forward.

After three quarters, the scoreboard showed 95 to 97.

相比起孤身奋战的第一节，在队友们逐渐找回状态后，秦岳的技术统计也迅速上涨至了24分12个篮板11次助攻2封盖1抢断。

It is worth mentioning that this is the eleventh triple-double Qin Yue played in his rookie season. Eleven triple-doubles in his rookie season.

With the Warriors still having 11 regular season games to play this season, Qin Yue, who has already successfully topped the record in history, it is not an exaggeration to call him the "Rookie Triple-Double GOAT."

Anyway, as long as there are enough adjectives, who the hell isn't a GOAT in the NBA?

In the final quarter, Brown, who had been "DNP" for two quarters, finally got the chance to play again.

However, Brown is still upset.
The reason he returned to the game was that Biedrins had five fouls.

Before going on the court, he looked at Qin Yue and saw Brown saying with a very aggrieved look on his face: "Boss, I won't really become a substitute because of this game, right?"

Hearing this, Qin Yue immediately fell into deep thought.

At this moment, looking at Qin Yue who seemed to be thinking, Brown's defense suddenly broke down!

Because he didn't expect
Qin Yue will really think about this problem seriously!
"Kwame, you really need to lose weight this summer." After patting Brown on the shoulder, Qin Yue said to Brown before the final quarter of the game started.

Brown immediately asked, "Boss, how much weight do you think I should lose?"

"First, reduce your weight to the same level as mine."

"But boss, you're a power forward and I'm a center!"

"What's wrong with the center? When you meet a center that you can't handle this season, isn't it me who's on top?"

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Indeed, in this rebellious era, future outside players like James, Anthony and others will increase their threat on the court by gaining weight, and according to historical records, James' future weight will even reach an astonishing 129 kilograms.

But as the pace of the game gets faster and faster, inside players can only ensure that they can act as a barrier by sweeping when defending by strictly controlling their weight.

Qin Yue is very clear about the future development trajectory of the NBA. At the same time, in his eyes, Brown, who has better athletic talent, has every chance of becoming a better inside sweeper than Tyson Chandler.

As for those outside players who become increasingly difficult to deal with after gaining weight?

Of course, I, who have a pair of iron knees, have to punish them.

Qin Yue never thought of leaving all the problems to his teammates to solve.

He never thought that after this group of supporting actors helped him lay a solid foundation, he only needed to exert his strength at the critical moment to cut the biggest piece of cake.

That doesn't fit Qin Yue's character.

on the field.

In the fourth quarter, Qin Yue scored 16 points in the final quarter, leading the Warriors to a difficult victory in this offensive battle, and also scored the third "40+ triple-double" in his career.

This night, he finally achieved victory for Qin Yue and the Warriors also won!

Again, although the record between the Warriors and the Suns this season ended at 1 to 3, as long as he can lead the Warriors to beat the Suns once, he will have the confidence to lead the Warriors to beat the Suns countless times!

After all, when it comes to the sport of basketball, you can't just not play if you can't win, right?

Qin Yue has never been the kind of player who can just brush up his stats and wait for the "team lost, but he didn't lose" after the game as long as he thinks he can't win.

After the game, in an interview, Qin Yue praised Biedrins' performance that night.

"Andre provided us with visible vitality. I know many Warriors fans hope that Andre can get more playing time. Believe me, that day is not far away."

D'Antoni, who feels the Warriors are growing at an alarming rate, made a post-match comment: "How far can the Warriors go under the leadership of the Messiah? Second round? Western Conference Finals? Finals? Anyway, I won't be surprised no matter where they go in this year's playoffs."

Stoudemire also talked about the deep impression Qin Yue left on him.

Although Qin Yue did not remember that Stoudemire had taken the initiative to defend him in the game, "He is definitely the most difficult inside player I have ever seen.
He can do everything on the court, just like what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, he can always attack the enemy when they are least prepared and take advantage of their chances.”

However, when asked about who would be the regular season MVP this year, Stoudemire, who knew the difference between a full meal and a full meal, immediately changed the subject and said, "The Messiah is excellent, but in terms of experience, he still needs to learn from Steve Nash."

During this period, Nash was the absolute favorite of the Suns.

Especially when the Spurs historically use off-the-board tactics against them in the future.

If you piss off others, the Sun Generals will never be angry with you.

But as long as you dare to mess with Nash
Even the cats on the street in Phoenix will rush up and bite you.

Qin Yue knew that the NBA, which still adhered to the basic law of the regular season MVP, would not give him this year's MVP, but this did not mean that Qin Yue would be low-key and pragmatic and wait patiently.

"I think I'm the best player in the NBA this season, and maybe you think I'm arrogant, but I think no player has performed better than me so far."

Qin Yue knew very well that even if he couldn't get the MVP, he had to speak for himself.

Otherwise, how can he compete with the top NBA stars of this era?

NBA headquarters.

President David Stern almost instantly felt the pressure that Qin Yue brought to the NBA this year.

Will Stern, who has experienced many hardships, also feel pressure?

of course.

Because since he took over the league, he has never seen a rookie like Qin Yue who can not only perform at the MVP level, but also lead a team that only won 13 games last season to make a comeback.

Yes, not once!

After all, even Tim Duncan back then had NBA top 50 stars like "Admiral" Robinson by his side.

Moreover, if it weren't for the stupid NBA competition system, the Warriors would currently be the fourth team with the most wins in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs, Mavericks, and Suns.

And, if you put them in the East, they could even rank second.

However.
What Stern, who was already "Alexander" at the moment, didn't know was that as time entered April, Qin Yue, who had already put enough pressure on the NBA,
Still planning to continue increasing investment.

Because in April of that year, the Warriors still had a game to play against the Lakers.

On April 4, the Warriors will face the Lakers for the last time this season.

That game will be held at the Staples Center.

"Are you really going to try to score 70 points at the Staples Center?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

On the evening of the 10th, Brown was shocked when he saw Qin Yue doing math problems on draft paper in the hotel.

Because he never expected that what Qin Yue said to him on Christmas Eve was not a joke.

This guy speaks from the heart.
Want to score 70 points at Staples Center!
What puzzles Brown is, what does scoring 70 points have to do with doing math problems?
"I'm calculating."

"Calculate what?"

"Calculate how many shots I need to score 70 points and how to recover if something unexpected happens."

“Is this something that can be calculated?”

In the hotel, Qin Yue put down the pen in his hand and answered Brown yes and no.

The reason for this is that Qin Yue has already calculated the result he wanted.

The reason why it is not possible is that even if this result is calculated, it depends on Qin Yue's on-the-spot condition on the night of the competition.

Yes, after a season of hard work.
For Qin Yue, the question of scoring 70 points in a single game is no longer a question of whether he can do it.

Rather, he was confident that he had the ability to do it in certain situations.

But, it depends on the status.

Qin Yue came from the future and he witnessed how Devin Booker scored 70 points in the NBA.

Although the future NBA and the current NBA are two completely different concepts.

But thanks to the Lakers' outstanding interior defense at the moment
After careful calculations, Qin Yue believed that he only needed to meet the following conditions to achieve this ambitious goal in the competition.

First, he must get about 40 shots against the Lakers.

40 shots in a single game, this is Qin Yue's current limit of shots in a single game based on his performance in his rookie season.

After all, with his tall stature, the energy consumption he generates after completing the offense on the court is incomparable to those outside stars.

In fact, if Qin Yue's skills were not comprehensive, and he could not only attack from the inside, but also shoot from the outside, the 40 shots he calculated in a single game would be enough.
This will become a hurdle that many NBA superstars will never be able to overcome.

For example, before he traveled through time, LeBron James, whose highest number of shots in a single game in his career was only 38, and Kevin Durant, whose highest number of shots in a single game in his career was only 34.

Without comparison, it is really hard to understand what it means to take about 40 shots in a single game in the NBA, the top basketball arena.

In the future, compared to the 70 points Booker scored in a single game in garbage time, Qin Yue has always admired the fact that this young man could complete 40 shots in the game.

Since Kobe Bryant retired.
Where in the world can you find such a guy who can throw the stick 40 times at will?
Of course, to achieve this prerequisite, Qin Yue must not only ensure that he has the ability to throw 40 times a game.

At the same time, he also has to deal with his teammates.

Because in the NBA during this period, generally speaking, a team's average number of shots per game was only about 7 to 80.

Therefore, 40 shots in a single game means that Qin Yue will occupy half or even more than half of the team's firing rights in the game against the Lakers.

This concept also has no comparison, so it is difficult for you to appreciate how outrageous it is.

Because in the 05/06 season, Kobe's average of about 27 shots per game had already labeled him as a cancer.

And Kobe is an outside player.

The Lakers team he is in is a team that is almost entirely made up of rotten fish and scum except for Odom.

Therefore, Qin Yue must deal with his teammates.

In Qin Yue's opinion, this matter is not difficult.

As the absolute core of this Warriors team, after nearly a season of running-in, he has already gained absolute say in the current Warriors team.

But being easy doesn’t mean Qin Yue can do whatever he wants.

Qin Yue knew very well that he had to tell his teammates that he just wanted to fire at will on a certain night.

otherwise
After a long time, which teammate can stand everyone just watching you play on the court?

In fact, let alone Kobe's average shots per game, even for the current Warriors with many scoring points, if Qin Yue makes too many mindless attacks on the court, the team will disband within a month.

Because the Warriors are not a team like the Lakers, which is full of losers except Kobe and Odom.

It is even more impossible for Qin Yue to drag the entire team into the abyss just for his own pleasure.

After all, what’s the point of playing basketball if you don’t think about winning first?
So, after the team arrived in Los Angeles on the evening of the 10th, Qin Yue immediately asked his personal manager Evans to arrange a unique party for everyone.

Qin Yue did not attend this party.

But under Evans' organization, everyone had a great time.

At this time, as Qin Yue proposed that he wanted to try to respond to Kobe's previous scoring performance on the night of "Good Night, Los Angeles" with a 70-point scoring feast in a single game, who in the team would object?
"We won that game, but Kobe was beating Jason (Richardson) and Michael (Pietrus) up.

As our leader, you have every obligation and responsibility to avenge your teammates and former teammates!"

"I support letting our Messiah have a good time before the playoffs begin. Don't worry, you'll be the only one we'll be looking at for the pass tomorrow night!"

"A rookie scores 70 points in a single game? If you can really do that, David Stern will be so angry that he will stamp his feet, because then he won't know whether he should give you the regular season MVP award or not."

That day, after communicating with his teammates, Qin Yue felt that he had indeed come to a good era.

Because compared to Devin Booker who scored 70 points in a single game in the second year of his career, his future is not very exciting.
People of this era have never seen such a shocking story as a rookie scoring 70 points in a single game.

In fact, on some hot nights before, Qin Yue had thought about using some garbage time to produce better and more beautiful data.

But that is so unreasonable and so banal.

At the same time, it does not conform to Qin Yue's original intention of never being an unknown person.

If you want to do it and have fun, then of course you have to make a name for yourself and make it big!
Now, after achieving the primary condition of 70 points in a single game, Qin Yue has set his sights on the game at the Staples Center on the evening of the 11th.

Historically, Devin Booker, who made 40 of 21 shots, including 11 of 4 three-pointers and 26 of 24 free throws, scored many of his 70 points through free throws.

Qin Yue knew very well that he might not be able to get as many free throws as Booker in the game on the evening of the 11th.

so.
He has to shoot better than Booker.

His offense has to be more efficient than Booker's.

And the City of Angels, Los Angeles.

The Lakers, who had already secured the seventh spot in the Western Conference in April, could not have imagined before the start of the season
A wonderful drama
Coming soon.

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Note ①: DNP means "did not play" in NBA, which can be understood as the player did not play or was banned.

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